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休み時間

yasumi jikan/jasu.mi.dʑi.kaŋ/

noun

short break between school lessons

Recess is common in US school talk; break or playtime elsewhere.

Examples

01
子どもたちは休み時間にサッカーをします。
The children play soccer during recess.
02
今日の休み時間は十分しかありません。
We only have ten minutes for recess today.
03
休み時間に友達とおやつを食べました。
I ate a snack with friends at recess.

In other languages

เวลาพัก(Thai)recreio(Portuguese)استراحة(Arabic)pause(German)rehat(Malay)recess(Filipino)쉬는 시간(Korean)课间休息(Chinese)récréation(French)giờ ra chơi(Vietnamese)recreo(Spanish)перемена(Russian)recess(English)istirahat(Indonesian)अवकाश(Hindi)

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